HC Deb 22 October 1990 vol 178 c1W
Mr. John Evans

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the accident and fatality figures for people on YTS(a) nationally and (b) in St. Helens, for the last 12 months.

Mr. Jackson

Information is not available in the precise form requested. YTS accident information is not held specifically for the St. Helens area. The tables provide quarterly YTS accident figures for the last 12 months nationally and for Merseyside, which includes St. Helens.

Table A: National
Accidents1
Period Fatal Major2 Minor
1 October 1989–31 December 1989 31 170 721
1 January 1990–31 March 1990 1 133 527
1 April 1990–30 June 1990 163 604
1 July 1990–30 September 1990 87 440

Table B: Mersey side
Accidents1
Period Fatal Major2 Minor
1 October 1989–31 December 1989 7 42
1 January 1990–31 March 1990 3 20
1 April 1990–30 June 1990 4 24
1 July 1990–30 September 1990 3 27
1 Training Agency accident figures have been compiled on a similar basis to those prepared by the Health and Safety Executive on employed persons. However, the Training Agency's figures will include a number of accidents to trainees in educational establishments and road traffic accidents which may not have been reportable to the Health and Safety Executive had the individuals been employed.
2 Major injuries are classified according to the severity criteria laid down in the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurences Regulations 1985.
3 This was a road traffic accident on scheme time.